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Working at IBM in San Francisco, CA: 17 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in San Francisco, CA Area

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On average, employees in San Francisco, CA at IBM give their company a 3.3 rating out of 5.0 based on 17, whereas overall Average Rating of IBM is 4.0 out of 5.0 based on 2520 IBM Review Ratings. The happiest IBM employees in San Francisco, CA are Senior Project Managers submitting an average rating of 4.1 and Software Engineers with a rating of 3.9.

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4.0
Average Rating
(based on 1593 IBM Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
3.9
Growth Opportunities
3.6
People You Work With
4.4
Person You Work For
4.2
Rewards You Receive
3.8
Support You Get
4.0
Way You Work
4.1
Work Setting
4.0
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"I loved my years with IBM. I was given much latitude to be creative, bring forth business ideas technically, and manage large scale projects. I received excellent formation in project management at IBM."
Posted 15 years ago in Mechanicsburg, PA

Working at IBM in San Francisco, CA: 17 Employee Reviews

Senior Software Engineer

"Excellent company to work for especially for a new joiner. I was very well taken care of and got good opportunities to grow in the company"

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
IBM Employee

"Great company and direction. I worked here for 7 years and never met a truly bad person. However, with a 400,000 person company, there are many people that can slip into the coasting track and the talent around you is not always 100% driven."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 2 / 5 Work Setting 2 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

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IBM (2520)

4.7 Highest Rated in this Industry is Sigma Designs (5)
2.2 Lowest Rated in this Industry is Polara Engineering (6)
3.9 Average of All Companies in this Industry (20,231)
Senior Sales Director

"Avoid IBM as the layoffs and attrition rate is beyond terrible."

Person You Work For 2 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
IBM Employee

"I've worked with IBM for 2 years now and I got very lucky with the work I have been able to do. However, I know. alot of people that got terrible roles which either led them to quit the company or be laid off. As with any big company, politics is very important, if you cannot climb the ranks then this company is not for you."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
IBM Employee

"it was good but it couldve been better."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Software Engineer

"I was working with IBM India (ISL) mainly in development and testing."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Programmer Analyst

"Organization and process are very good."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Senior Project Manager

"It's great company to work for. They respect you as a person."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Enterprise Security Specialist

"IBM is a very large organization with policies in depth to match. While this makes the overall environment fairly stable it can prevent success being recognized."

Person You Work For 3.3 / 5 People You Work With 3.3 / 5 Work Setting 3.3 / 5
Support You Get 3.3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.3 / 5
Company Culture 3.3 / 5 Way You Work 3.3 / 5
IBM Employee

"I worked for IBM NZ as a Project Coordinator for a year. Pros: Good growth opportunities, they especially want to promote women. Good work / life balance. Great salary. Cons: Can be a bit boring at times. Environment still feels a bit stuffy."

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Software Sales Account Manager

What do you like about working at IBM?

"The opportunity for growth and continual learning on challenging projects."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"If you want to make a difference, and want to contribute then don't join IBM."

What don't you like about working at IBM?

"Too many processes that people follow blindly, Rewards are given to people who are the loudest and most vocal, not necessarily to the hard workers that get on and do."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Team rewards and incentives, remove administration and reporting, be authentic and really focus on customer outcomes."

Person You Work For 2 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Presales Manager
Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 3.9 / 5 Work Setting 4.1 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.9 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 3.8 / 5 Way You Work 3.8 / 5
Desktop Support Manager
Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 3.9 / 5 Work Setting 3.9 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.9 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2.1 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Staff Software Engineer
Person You Work For 4.7 / 5 People You Work With 4.9 / 5 Work Setting 4.7 / 5
Support You Get 4.8 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.8 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.8 / 5
Company Culture 4.8 / 5 Way You Work 4.3 / 5

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